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    Bonaero Park Pan (26072816)

    Gauteng
    Card 512383
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26072816Bonaero Park Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-08
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:28
    End time 09:07
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 103
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Only about 20% of the original open water remains. The rest of the pan has become overgrown by reeds. While no recent sewage spills were noted, a sewer line borders about half the shoreline and the site has a long history of spillages. This may account at least in part for the current reed encroachment.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Gundani Makhumisane
     
    0Melissa Hofmann
     
    0Ronel Steenkamp
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		390
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		200


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    Monday 20 July 2026 06:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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